30 thoughts on “Things I Saw in Bangkok – Part II”

I like the 7-11 best. But that’s a really good scan on the first photo of motorbike guy with a phone to his ear. But I’m getting depressed. I need to see bugs, edible bugs, man. I always like to see the way drivers in foreign lands “dress up” the inside of their car or bus or truck. I usually take a photo of what dangles from their mirror. Were these all with your new Fuji?

Thank you for the feedback. I end up taking scooter photos way too often in Asia. You never really know what you are going to get until the bike is passing you. There might be a dog on the seat, a woman doing makeup, a person on the cell phone, the driver might even give you a thumbs up.

The little glider as you call it is like a block away from my house. There are always locals hanging out there, and lots of friendly cats!

This is a wonderful collection of photographs. The one of the bus driver is particularly good – there’s so much to take in in that photo. This collection really highlights the way you see a place – the mundane and the exotic in all it’s glorious detail. The people in the bus, the 7/11 corner, the woman sewing, all say so much about Bangkok and the way you see it. Fabulous!
Alison

The inside looks the same, but they have green tea flavored kit kats, chicken flavored peanuts and hamburgers in a bag, among other things. Often, there is a stray dog outside catching blasts of cool air and maybe even a resident stray cat.

Like Alison, I too loved the photo of the bus driver – it really draws you in with multiple points of view and it’s awesome that you can see his face in the mirror. The second photo in the series reminds me of my own experiences in Silom. Bangkok was the one place in our entire trip where convenience stores handed out a straw for every plastic bottle. That was kind of weird.

We have had to learn to say “mai ow kaap” which means I don’t want/need since they try to give you a plastic bag and straw every time you buy anything! Like I told Alison, I had to stand on that bus trip which was lucky since I got that shot!

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Hi, my name is Jeff Bell. I went to Europe on a two-month trip in 2001 and never stopped traveling. I am currently living in Bangkok, Thailand. Follow along for photo essays, travel stories and the occasional cartoon.